Senior Cloud Architect Job San Diego area,California USA,IT/Tech

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to support a long-term federal program. This position is 100% remote. The Senior Cloud Architect will support the technologies and platforms used to operate, manage, and monitor applications, data, and services residing in cloud environments. This role will leverage cloud management technologies across private cloud environments and FedRAMP-approved commercial cloud providers, with a focus on cloud infrastructure, virtualization, high availability, disaster recovery, and integration of cloud-based services.

Responsibilities

of the Senior Cloud Architect include:

Design, implement, configure, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure, platforms, applications, data, and services
Manage and monitor cloud computing resources to ensure optimal performance, availability, reliability, and interaction between applications and services
Leverage major commercial cloud provider technologies and private cloud platforms to support enterprise and federal environments
Design and implement scalable and resilient cloud architectures aligned with application and infrastructure requirements
Support the ongoing operation and optimization of cloud-based applications, services, and infrastructure
Design, implement, and maintain High Availability (HA) solutions for critical applications and cloud services
Design, implement, and test Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions to support business and mission continuity
Develop cloud architectures that address availability, resiliency, scalability, performance, and recoverability requirements
Support virtualization technologies and virtualized infrastructure within cloud and enterprise environments
Monitor cloud environments and identify performance, availability, capacity, and reliability issues
Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application, and service issues and support root cause analysis and resolution
Work with cloud management and monitoring tools to maintain visibility into infrastructure, applications, data, and services
Integrate cloud-based applications and services using Web Services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and REST services
Design and support RESTful API integrations between cloud services, applications, and enterprise systems
Evaluate cloud services and technologies to identify opportunities for improved performance, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
Support cloud migrations, modernization efforts, and integration of existing enterprise services with cloud environments
Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, Dev Ops, and operations teams to develop and implement cloud solutions
Develop technical designs, architecture documentation, implementation plans, and operational procedures
Support cloud infrastructure lifecycle management, including implementation, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and optimization
Assist with the development and implementation of cloud standards, architecture patterns, and technical best practices
Ensure cloud solutions appropriately support federal security, compliance, and operational requirements
Work with FedRAMP-approved commercial cloud providers and cloud environments supporting federal customers
Analyze system and application dependencies to identify potential availability, performance, and disaster recovery risks
Participate in technical planning, architecture reviews, design discussions, and implementation activities
Provide technical guidance on cloud infrastructure, virtualization, HA/DR, and cloud service integration
Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides

Qualifications of the Senior Cloud Architect…